(LEXINGTON, Ky.) – After Kentucky’s 81-71 win over Alabama on Saturday, Wildcat basketball coach John Calipari tossed out a pointed appeal to all media covering the team. “Is anybody attacking me?” he asked. “I don’t know because I don’t read it. But if you are (attacking), be mad at me. Don’t be mad at the kids. I recruited them. I’m coaching them.” I’m never in much of an attacking mood after a satisfying victory, but in an effort to comply with his request, let’s take a peek back at Coach Cal’s report card.

(AUBURN, Al.) — For this Kentucky Wildcat team, a visit to Auburn, Alabama provides a rare opportunity for basketball redemption. Because beneath the façade of “the loveliest little village on the plains,” lies a surprising Bruce Pearl juggernaut ready to pounce upon the Wildcats’ rapidly dwindling post-season hopes. Driving through the countryside, I can easily see how eastern Alabama could be described as a bucolic sports fantasyland—kind of a Cam Newton or Bo Jackson football field of dreams—where everybody hates The Crimson Tide even more than Pearl hates the NCAA.

Manchester Music Fest presented by the Manchester Tourism Commission will announce dates and times of artists Thursday March 8 from 6 PM till 11 PM at Pat’s Snack Bar. Some artists will be present to play acoustic sets for the Manchester Music Fest Announcement Party with special drink prices. Weather permitting a Cruise-In will also be held.

With prolonged periods of sub-freezing temperatures this winter Kentucky Utilities Company will be doubling their annual support, matching $2 for every $1 donated by residential customers, to the utilities’ third-party heating assistance programs. This increased assistance will retroactively take effect starting February 1 and will continue through April 30. Residential customers can make a tax-deductible donation to the utilities’ heating assistance programs by making a recurring monthly pledge or a one-time contribution. Even rounding up a payment to the next whole dollar makes a difference. Customers can also call to speak with a customer care representative at 800-981-0600.